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Book Review Of Cable Television And The Fcc: A Crisis In Media Control, Jacob W. Mayer May 1975

Book Review Of Cable Television And The Fcc: A Crisis In Media Control, Jacob W. Mayer

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Public Broadcasting And The Problem Of Government Influence: Towards A Legislative Solution, Oscar G. Chase Jan 1975

Public Broadcasting And The Problem Of Government Influence: Towards A Legislative Solution, Oscar G. Chase

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This article will explore the problems raised by the emergence of the federal government as a television "sponsor." It will argue that fundamental structural reform is needed to promote the constitutional values at issue, that such reform will also promote the interests of local control sought by the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, and that legislative action in furtherance of this structural solution is desirable. In this context this article will consider the proposed Public Broadcasting Financing Act of 1974 and will argue that any bill modeled on it would not eliminate the problems despite its salutary innovations. Not considered, …


Cable, Copyright, Communications: Controversy, Lee Fisher, Sam Salah Jan 1975

Cable, Copyright, Communications: Controversy, Lee Fisher, Sam Salah

Cleveland State Law Review

This Note will examine the efforts of the courts, the legislature, and the Federal Communications Com-mission (FCC) to apply the Copyright Act of 1909 to the technological developments of the twentieth century. It is submitted that the significance of Teleprompter lies not in the Court's determination that there was no copyright infringement -for that finding will soon be negated by upcoming copyright law revision -but in the inability of the Court to discard past inflexible and unrealistic approaches to the 1909 Copyright Act. Offered is a different method of viewing cable communications in terms of the Copyright Act, which recognizes …


Shield Laws: Partial Solution To A Pervasive Problem, Robert M. O'Neil Jan 1975

Shield Laws: Partial Solution To A Pervasive Problem, Robert M. O'Neil

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Lot Is Cast Into The Lap: Federal Communications Commission Mistreatment Of State Lottery Broadcasts, Peter Petrakis Jan 1975

The Lot Is Cast Into The Lap: Federal Communications Commission Mistreatment Of State Lottery Broadcasts, Peter Petrakis

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Case And Materials On Federal Regulation Of The Electronic Media, Michael Botein Jan 1975

Case And Materials On Federal Regulation Of The Electronic Media, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

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Citizen Participation In The Regulation Of Cable Television, Michael Botein Jan 1975

Citizen Participation In The Regulation Of Cable Television, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.


The Constitutional Considerations Of Multiple Media Ownership Regulation By The Federal Communications Commission, Jon L. Mills, John Moynahan, Richard Perlini, George Mcclure Jan 1975

The Constitutional Considerations Of Multiple Media Ownership Regulation By The Federal Communications Commission, Jon L. Mills, John Moynahan, Richard Perlini, George Mcclure

UF Law Faculty Publications

Promoting the dissemination of diverse ideas with a minimum of governmental interference is the goal of the first amendment in protecting free press and free media. This goal is implicit in the public interest mandate of the Communications Act of 1934. A precise balance between restraint and diversity in first amendment policy appears impossible, but the process of decision should reflect both, with deference to restraint where possible. The Federal Communication Commission's Order in Docket 18110 failed to strike such a balance; any future action regarding cross-ownership of broadcast stations by newspapers would benefit by an increased recognition of the …